WMID-F20307: Medieval: Incomplete ceramic vessel

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VESSEL

Unique ID: WMID-F20307

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Description: Medieval. bodysherd, cooking pot. Local type. Frequent quartz, occasional metamorphic rock. Reduced.

Fabric: Reduced. Banded. Dark brown interior and exterior, dark grey core, Hard.

Inclusions: Frequent quartz (<1 mm), occasional metamorphic rock (<1 mm). Well sorted.

Forming: Wheel thrown. Decoration: none. Surface treatment: none. Condition: Abraded.

Form: cooking pot

Fragment: Bodysherd.

Notes: Diameter of vessel: not enough present to accurate estimate diameter. Thickness: 5.7 mm. Mass: 5.1 g.

Class: frequent quartz, occasional metamorphic
Sub class: cooking pot

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.7 mm
Weight: 5.1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th May 2014 - Saturday 10th May 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Brailes (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3041
Four figure Latitude: 52.06656539
Four figure longitude: -1.56377957
1:25K map: SP3041
1:10K map: SP34SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst out searching with a metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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